2016 CAA women's basketball tournament

2016 CAA women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams10
SiteShow Place Arena
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
ChampionsJames Madison (9th title)
Winning coachKenny Brooks (5th title)
MVPJazmon Gwathmey (James Madison)
Attendance7,609
TelevisionCSN, ASN, CAA.tv
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2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison † 17 – 1   .944 27 – 6   .818
Hofstra 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
Drexel 13 – 5   .722 19 – 14   .576
Elon 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Delaware 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Northeastern 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484
William & Mary 6 – 12   .333 15 – 15   .500
College of Charleston 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
UNC Wilmington 3 – 15   .167 7 – 23   .233
Towson 3 – 15   .167 7 – 24   .226
† 2016 CAA tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016
Rankings from AP poll


The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament was held March 9–12, 2016 at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 James Madison ‡† 17–1 24–5
2 Drexel † 13–5 17–12 1–1 vs Elon
3 Hofstra † 13–5 22–7 0–2 vs Elon
4 Elon † 11–7 18–11
5 Delaware † 10–8 15–14 1–1 vs Elon
6 Northeastern † 10–8 15–14 0–2 vs Elon
7 William & Mary 6–12 15–14
8 College of Charleston 5–13 10–19
9 UNC Wilmington 3–15 7–22 2–0 vs Towson
10 Towson 3–15 6–23 0–2 vs UNCW
‡ – CAA regular season champions.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 9, 2016
1 1 12:00 pm #9 UNC Wilmington 62 vs. #8 College of Charleston 71 CAA.tv 509
2 2:30 pm #10 Towson 71 vs. #7 William & Mary 65
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10, 2016
2 3 12:00 pm #8 College of Charleston 50 vs. #1 James Madison 53 ASN 1,147
4 2:30 pm #5 Delaware 57 vs #4 Elon 50
3 5 5:00 pm #10 Towson 54 vs. #2 Drexel 71 1,147
6 7:30 pm #6 Northeastern 65 vs #3 Hofstra 54
Semifinals – Friday, March 11, 2016
4 7 1:30 pm #5 Delaware 47 vs. #1 James Madison 68 CSN 1,216
8 4:00 pm #6 Northeastern 45 vs. #2 Drexel 58
Championship – Saturday, March 12, 2016
5 9 4:00 pm #2 Drexel 46 vs #1 James Madison 60 CSN 1,207
*Game times in ET.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 9
CAA.tv 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
ASN 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11
CSN 		Final
Saturday, March 12
CSN
            
1 James Madison 53
8 College of Charleston 50
8 College of Charleston 71
9 UNC Wilmington 62
1 James Madison 68
5 Delaware 47
4 Elon 50
5 Delaware 57
1 James Madison 60
2 Drexel 46
2 Drexel 71
10 Towson 54
7 William & Mary 65
10 Towson 71
2 Drexel 58
6 Northeastern 45
6 Northeastern 65
3 Hofstra 54

See also

References